September 5, 2011 The MOST infotainment bus is best suited to meet future in-car infotainment system requirements. At least this is the result of a survey among readers of EE Times Europe automotive. Read more

July 8, 2011 In the world of automotive electronics, new usage models call for closer ties between car and IT. The integration of cars into IT applications, in turn, affects the technologies deployed in the vehicles. EETimes Europe discussed the perspectives of car connectivity with Kurt Sievers, Senior Vice President and General Manager of NXP Semiconductors' automotive business unit. Read more

April 19, 2011 With the MOST150 infotainment bus system entering series production, Goepel electronic provides a new communication controller supporting that bus system during design and test of MOST-based automotive systems. While completely new designed, the PXI 6161 architecture is based on the company's successful Series 61. Using this new hardware platform, users are able to individually and flexibly configure the controller according to their individual needs, the company says Read more

April 7, 2011 The MOST Cooperation - the standardization organization for the automotive multimedia network Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) - has released the MOST150 Electrical Physical Layer Sub-Specification Rev. 1.0 based on coaxial cable. Read more

April 6, 2011 At the MOST Forum in Frankfurt, the first OEMs announced roll-out time lines for the latest version of the MOST infotainment bus. The Volkswagen group plans to integrate the fast data bus in Audi's A3 volume vehicle in 2012. Daimler pursuits a different strategy, planning to start with its flagship S-class models in 2013. Read more

March 16, 2011 Against the background of imminent roll-out in serial production at Audi and Daimler, the program at the imminent MOST Forum is marked by topics related to practical aspects of the MOST technology. At the same time, the event will provide an outlook to next-gen MOST technology options. Read more

November 18, 2010 The program for the third MOST Forum will focus on MOST150 implementation issues, including the roll-out of the first vehicle based on this in-car networking technology. Read more

November 4, 2010 Berner & Mattner Systemtechnik GmbH (Munich, Germany) has launched version 5.0 of its MODENA model-based infotainment component test system. The functionality of the release has been significantly enhanced, with support for the MOST150 infotainment bus system probably being the most visible differentiator. Read more

October 19, 2010 MOST150, the most recent iteration of the MOST automotive infotainment network standard, will be first implemented in vehicles from Audi. The company now concluded two MOST150 reference projects, effectively declaring the technology as “ready to take off”, as MOST cooperation puts it. At the same time, the group received reinforcement by five new members. Read more

September 9, 2010 Automotive OEM Daimler will hold the keynote speech at the third MOST Forum. The speaker will provide an overview over Daimler's experiences with MOST design over more than ten years including current MOST150 integration activities. Read more

August 24, 2010 At the SAE Convergence, America's most distinguished automotive electronics event, the MOST Cooperation will demonstrate that the MOST technology is now ready to set off for new horizons. The group plans to enhance the market position of its bus system hitherto used solely for multimedia data transport. New domains targeted include connected services and driver assistance systems. Read more

March 26, 2010 The MOST (Media Oriented Systems Transport) network technology is about to leave its roots in infotainment applications behind and target safety-relevant applications. At the recent meeting of the MOST standardizing industry group, research results were presented which prove that the current standard iteration MOST150 is almost ready to support such applications. For instance, MOST could be used to interconnect driver assistance systems, the group states. Read more